Vanity case



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Patented Dec'. 16, 1930 UNFPA-ED STATES GEORGE WALTER PATENT vANITY "oAsE -Applic'zation-led July 16', 1929. SerialfNo. 378,793.

The invention relates to vanityoases land hasas an object, the provision of a. vanity case having a self openingcover adapted in `the opening movement to feed powder to a removable powder pu housed in the case.

:Itis `a further vobject of the invention'to provide a-vanitycase having a powder compartment with a readilyremovable closure for filling urposes. p l

It is a urther object of the invention to provide a vanity. case having a novel form of powder feed to a powder puff chamber, i It is a lfurther Vobject of theinvention to improve generally upon the physical structure of devices of this type. i 1

. Further objects of the invention will appea-r from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, showing a-n'illustr'ative embodiment of the invention, and wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view: i Fig. 2l 'sa plan view withthe cover open' and in section andwith a portion of thew'all broken away. Fig.. 3 is'a'vertical section on line `3*-3 of Fig. 2 with the'cover closed.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectionv on line v4 4 of Fig. 3 and Fig.`5 is a vertical section on line bf-5 ofr Fig.2. L f; i Y VAs shown, the device comprises an outer frame member 10 having sides 11 overlapping an inner frame member whichiis channel`- shaped in cross section: having vertical sides v12, 13, 14, 15, telescoping within the sides 11 of the member 10,and inner members 16,17*,

wardly land inwardly in spaced relationto the body of the plate 22,tlie edges Vofthe mem,- Vbers 24-27, being turned into a spring receiving seat 28 to engage the lower coil of a helical spring 29. Theoplate 22 with its assembly offspring 29 is adapted to fit withinl the lower opening of the lchamber 20. To

lhold the assembly in place there is shown a disk 30 overlying the `plate 22 and underly-` ing .thel members"24-27, and vprojecting throughslots`31f-32 in the'rnembers 24 and 26 and through slots 33,34, in the members 16, 17 Disk30 is shown as having` a1de DUNNICAN, or isnoomrrnlen, JERSEY, ASSIGNOR To noRoTHY l y GRAY, me., A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY pressed-portion 35 upwardly concave inv con-v tour, the edges of the depressing portion projecting into the opening 23 of plate 22 and a rib V36 is provided in the concavity for en-` gagement by the ngers of the user.v y

The chamber 20 may be yopenedby grasping the rib 36 and'frevolving the disk 30, icausing theprojections 37, 38 thereof to -leave the slots 33, 34, when the plate' 22 may be freely removed, carrying with .itthe spring I 29 yand the powder supporting diaphragm v 39, when the box may be inverted and the chamber supplied with powder. v i

Y [To preserve the spacing ofthe members'25,

27,*ller plates 40,41 are shown in the angle of theturned over members 25,` 27 .1 'Y Y Y To support the cover-`42 of the Vbox, the walls llare shown as provided withouter'rim Y members 43,44, the rim member.r 43 being Y depressedvas indicated at y45 tov provide a horizontal depressed member46'lupon which shownin-Fig.5 have'their upperedges turned'` inwardly as' at.vv 47, 48, their downfthe free edgeA of the cover 42kmay seat, and `there'maining opposite sides of the box as wardly as at 49, 50, terminating in spaced relation tothe members 18, V19.V The fmember-46 also has its'edge turned` downwardly f asiat 51, terminating Yinf spaced .relationv to theupperv edge of the member 17. The mem- '.bers '49, 50 areprovidedat` their rear ends with openings to receive the hingepintle 52 upon which the cover-42 swings.

Tocause the :hingeto yfiyfopen when released,l there i'sshown va torsion spring y53 coiled about`the'pintle52 andV having its ends anchored inthemembers 49, 50, the center -of this spring `.being formed intoa bail-like member '54 adapt. d topress. upwardly upon :the lowersurface of thecover 42.V y

Tohold the cover in closed position, there is shown a catch 55engaging a notch in the cover 42, the catch being resilient and having ears 56, 57 riveted to the member 45 as clearly shown in Fig. 2; a button 58 projecting through the box by which the catch may be actuatedv to withdraw the1 same from the notch to allow the cover to spring open under action of spring 53. Desirably a mirror 59 is provided, carried by the lower surface ofthe cover42. f

To feed powder from the chamber 2,0 to a powder puff 60, there is shown a sliding perforated diaphragm 61 reciprocahle in the slots provided between the upper edges of the members 16;.-19and the members 49, 50, 51, the diaphragm being held in'normal position Vbyv means of a leaf kspring y62. The

powder puff 6() rests or is supported directlyy onthe'diaphragm 6l and incidental to for- Y ward reciprocation or vpowder-feeding- .movement thereof the puff abuts the wall 51 whereby undue movement of the puff is avoided. The openings in the diaphragm 61 are shown as formed 'by striking portions 6.3.of the *diaphragm downwardly therefrom Vhen .the cover of the box is released andfiies open, the portion 6.4 ofthe cover projecting beyond the hingewill move downwardly and impinge against the edge 65 of the diaphragm 61, causing movement thereof against the resistanceof thespring k62 and,=the downwardly struck portions 63 `being directed as shown,

` vpowder in the chamber 20 pressed upwardly against the diaphragm by the plate 3.9. will be fed through the openings and upon the .puff 60. Y

There is thus provided va ivery ,convenientand efficient form ofivanitybox which will feed lpowdertothe compact by the act kof opening the box and wherein the powder may n be readily renewed when exhausted.

. Minor changes may be made the phy-sical` embodiment .of the invention without Adeparting from the spirit thereof withinvthe scope of lthe appended claims; Iclaim:

v 1. A vanity box comprising, in combination, a casing having a powder chamber and a powder .puff chamber therein, a perforated reciprocable diaphragm `separating vsaidV j v chambers and arranged todirectly support a to, and rnb the chambers, a cover for said-pulf chamber hinged upon saidv casing, a portion of-said cover extending rearwardly fromthe hinge and entering the casing as the cover-opens,a

portion ofsaid diaphragm extending into the path of movement of said cover portion for abutment thereby to cause movement of the diaphragm to feed power to a powder puff in the puE chamber.

3. A vanity box comprising, in combination, a casing comprising outer walls and an inner wall spaced therefrom at the end of one dimension of the casing, said casing having a powder and a powderpu chamber closed at oneV side by said inner wall, a reciprocable perforated diaphragm separating said chambers and projecting into said space, said diaphragmbeing Jarranged to directly support a powder puff, a cover hinged to said casing having a portion extending outwardly beyond the hinge axis' and movable into .said

space and into contact with a portion of said diaphragm and thereby move the latter when the cover opens.

4. Av vanity box comprising, .in combination, a casing comprising outer walls and an inner wall spaced therefrom at theendof one dimension of the casing, Vsaid .casinghaving a powder and a powderpuff chamber closed at one side kby said innerwall, a reciprocable perforated diaphragmarranged to directly support a powder puff,1said diaphragm separating said" chambers and projecting v into said space, a spring resiliently holding said diaphragm in normal position, a cover hinged to said casing and having a portion extending rearwardly .of said hinge and dipping into said space into ,contact with said diaphragm "when the cover opens, a spring to open sai-d cover when released and a catch to hold said` cover closed againstf the action of said spring. I Y. j

5. A vanity box comprising-'in combination, a casing having a powder pun chamberv and a powder chamber therein, a perforated reciprocable diaphragm arranged to directly support a powder puff, said diaphragmsepa-` rating said chambers, resilient means to. hold deflecting means carried by' said Vdiaphragm i adjacent perfor-ations therein projecting .into

said powder chamber vand angularly inthe direction of reciprocation ofsaid diaphragm away from normal position,.means in the powder chamber, to press the contents thereof against said diaphragm and into. :the path of movement of Said deflecting means, a cover for the puff :chamber and means whereby opening `movement of said cover causes reciprocationY from U. normal position orf' said diaphragm. A v a Y 6. A. vanity case v.comprising 'alpcasing formedv with e externalA walls forming r .the

edges thereof, internal walls parallel with'` vand spaced from said externaly walls; and deifining fapowder chamber, vsaid internal walls -of less-height than "said: external 'walls, a

slidable. perforated diaphragm supportedy on theinnejrv edgesk of fsaid internal walls and roe Vsaid diaphragmin normal posit1on, powder -f separating said powder chamber*fromiaA vpow'- der pu chamber, means overlying said dia,-

phragm to guide its movement'andlforming a portion of the pui" chamber enclosure, a

cover for said pu chamber hinged upon the casing, av projection uponsaid cover eXtend- A ing beyond the hinge acting uponan edge of said diaphragm in one of the spaces between said walls to cal-use movement ofsaid dia- .Y phragm when the -coverrls opened,` a' 'cover g for said powder ohanfiber,V a plate for `pressing powder toward said diaphragm and a y spring abutting saidlast named cover to move saidk plate.

GEORGE WALTER'DUNNICAN. 

